"TEGO polymers are manufactured using proprietary technology to enhance the dispersion of the carbon nanotubes in the polymer," says Shawn Cheesman, general manager for Entegris. "As a result, stock shapes have very consistent ESD, excellent dimensional stability and improved toughness that can be used in many new high-performance products for the semiconductor, data storage, aerospace, and medical industries.

The partnership with Quantum Polymers results in a broader range of options for the polymers.

While carbon nanotubes provide benefits to stock shape plastic products, they do not adversely affect the base resin material, as may be the case with carbon powder or carbon fiber. TEGO polymers can be processed on conventional thermoplastic equipment, such as injection molding, extrusion, and compression molding processes.

Industrial workplaces are governed by OSHA rules, but this isn’t to say that rules are always followed. While injuries happen on production floors for a variety of reasons, of the top 10 OSHA rules that are most often ignored in industrial settings, two directly involve machine design: lockout/tagout procedures (LO/TO) and machine guarding.

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